Which wide angle lens to buy? I have a 1D Mark iii and a 60D

[Martie333]

I have a 1D Mark iii and a 60D and would like to buy a wide angle lens that I could use for the following:

Indoor photos of rooms in homes

landscape when traveling 

fun photos with high school senior, not for portrature, for photos or their car or them in landscapes

I already own the follwoing canon lens:

70-200mm

24-105mm 

I have never owned a wide lens before and don't really know much about them.

Thank you!!!

[jrhoffman75]

You want to be looking at either the 16-35 or 17-40 lenses.

[cicopo]

As recommended above or the Sigma 12-24. Just take into account that as you go really wide things on the edges get a bit distorted when shooting relatively close, and the wider the lens the more that happens.

[RobertTheFat]

I don't know of any lenses that would be wide angles on both of your cameras. I'd forget the 60D and get the 16-35mm f/4L IS for your 1D3. It's very sharp and exhibits relatively little wide-angle distortion.

For your 60D the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 has a good reputation, but frankly I found mine to me a tad soft. (Probably I should have tried to micro-adjust it.) I ended up giving it to my wife for her T2i and bought the Canon 16-35 for my 5D3.

[cicopo]

That Tokina is a crop body only lens if I remember right while the Sigma 12-24 works on crop & full frame, and I think I get less distortion from it than my 17-40 in the range they both cover.

[TTMartin]

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@Martie333 wrote:

I have a 1D Mark iii and a 60D and would like to buy a wide angle lens that I could use for the following:

Indoor photos of rooms in homes

landscape when traveling 

fun photos with high school senior, not for portrature, for photos or their car or them in landscapes

I already own the follwoing canon lens:

70-200mm

24-105mm 

I have never owned a wide lens before and don't really know much about them.

Thank you!!!

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One lens really won't work for both cameras.

For your 60D get the EF-S 10-18 IS STM lens. It is an amazing value, it matches the IQ of the more expensive EF-S 10-22, but, adds image stabilization for dark interior achetecture shots (think churchs and museums). And it is bargain priced for its level of image quality like all the STM lenses.

For your 1D Mk III just read through the other posts.

[ebiggs1]

What I want to know is why in heaven are you using a 60D and a fantastic camera like the 1D Mk III together?  Go with the Mk III and get the 17-40mm or the 16-35mm.

IS may be of little to no help on this wide of a lens.  I don't have oen and I don't miss it.

[jrhoffman75]

I have a 1D Mark IV and a Rebel Ti5. There are times when the Mark IV is just overkill.

Maybe the OP feels the same.

[ebiggs1]

"Maybe the OP feels the same."

Yes, it takes all types.  Not my cup of tea.